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Part 1. Civil Law: European Union -- Transparency in the Insurance Contract Law of Austria,Transparency in the Insurance Contract Law of Croatia -- Transparency in the Insurance Contract Law of Germany -- Transparency in the Insurance Contract Law of Greece -- Transparency in the Insurance Contract Law of Italy -- Transparency in the Insurance Contract Law in the Netherlands -- Transparency in the Insurance Contract Law of Poland -- Transparency in the Insurance Contract Law of Portugal -- Transparency in the Insurance Contract Law of Spain -- Transparency in the Insurance Contract Law of Sweden -- Transparency in the Insurance Contract Law: A Comparative Analysis Between the Principles of European Insurance Contract Law (PEICL) and Selected European Legal Regimes -- Part II Civil Law: Other Jurisdictions -- Transparency in the Insurance Contract Law of Chile -- Transparency in the Insurance Contract Law of China -- Transparency in the Insurance Contract Law of Colombia -- Transparency in the Insurance Contract Law of Georgia -- Transparency in the Insurance Contract Law of Japan -- Transparency in the Insurance Contract Law of Peru -- Transparency in the Insurance Contract Law of Russia -- Transparency in the Insurance Contract Law of Turkey -- Transparency in the Insurance Contract Law of the Western Balkans -- Comparative Analysis of Transparency in the Insurance Contract Law of Colombia, Chile, Peru, and Spain -- Comparative Analysis of Transparency in Insurance Law in the Civil/Continental Law Jurisdictions -- Part III Common Law -- Transparency in the Insurance Contract Law of Australia -- Transparency in the Insurance Contract Law of England -- Transparency in the Insurance Contract Law of Israel -- Transparency of the Insurance Contract Law of Singapore -- Transparency in the Insurance Contract Law of South Africa -- Transparency in the Insurance Contract Law in the United States -- Comparative Analysis of Transparency in the Insurance Contract Law of the Common Law Jurisdictions.

Introduction to insurance and China's insurance industry -- The Chinese legal system and the insurance law -- The regulation of insurance -- Formation of an insurance contract -- Terms of contracts and construction of the terms -- Premiums -- Insurable interest -- The insured's duty of disclosure and representations -- The Insurer's pre-contractual duty of good faith -- Increase of risk during the insurance period -- Double insurance and contribution -- Causation -- Risk prevention and loss mitigation -- The making of a claim -- Settlement of claims -- Fraudulent claims -- Subrogation -- Modification and rescission of insurance contracts -- Property insurance -- Life and accident insurance -- Liability insurance -- Motor vehicle insurance -- Reinsurance -- Marine insurance

[EN] The subject-matter of this monograph is the Accident insurance contract. It is the first monographic study of this institution which is an essential part of the personal insurance. This determines its important theoretical and practical significance. The book is an attempt to explore the main features of the legal phenomenon. Chapter One of this study explores the legal characteristics of the Accident insurance contract. Starting point to explore the risk of 'accident' is examining the generic notion of risk. It's been analyzed alongside with similar concepts such as the concept of 'a contingency insurance risk' and the concept of 'accident'. Thus one gets the explication of accident as an insurance risk. The legal nature of 'disability' as one of the constitutive elements of accident insurance risk gains particular attention. The legal nature and content of the Accident insurance contract is placed as a substantial part of the study sequentially examining parties' rights and obligations. For the purpose of this study we differentiate and contradistinguish the Accident insurance contract from other similar legal figures. The comparison opens the options to identify the peculiarities of the legal phenomenon. Chapter Two is dealing with the compulsory accidents and occupational accidents insurance. The specifics of compulsory accident insurance of passengers in public transport vehicles and the peculiarities of the compulsory occupational accidents insurance have been scrutinized. Chapter Three of this monograph considers the variables of the Accident insurance contract, namely, the Accident insurance contract's provisions affecting a third party or in favor of a third party. As an outcome of the analysis a number of recommendations de lege ferenda have been put forward aiming to improve Bulgarian legislation in terms of this specific legal institute. The book is intended for insurers, employers, teachers, students of economics and law, lawyers, judges and all those interested in the matter of the Accident ...

History of Insurance Contract development, taking into account National and International aspects. The main features of the contract of insurance, according to Albanian legislation. The main subjects of the contract and in particular the Insurer as a legal person. Remuneration of damage that comes from insurance contracts and reinsurance contracts. Events which may be provided by the Albanian legislation. Albanian judicial practice in dealing with problems which are related to insurance considering unifying decisions of the United Colleges of Supreme Court.

The provisions on obligations under insurance relationships included in Article 7 of the Rome I Regulation are relatively complicated. However, although individual insurance contracts have their own legal regime in each Member State, only a few national legislators have decided to lay down the consequences of concluding a group insurance agreement. The Rome I Regulation does not include any special conflict of laws rule concerning group insurance contracts, which has been criticized in the literature on the subject.